World Cup 2022 Predictor
Gillard BT
Updated: 2022-11-07
Welcome to the WorldCup 2022 Predictor Championship! The aim of the game is simple, predict the scores for all of the group stage games at this year’s tournament. Each correct score earns 3 points. Each correct result earns 1 point.
To enter, please send an email with the subject line “I want to play” to benspredictorgame@gmail.com and you’ll get a spreadsheet with all the games to fill in and send back. Then forward to all your friends so they can get involved too. Deadline is Friday 18th November so get your entry in quick!
NOTE that this is a test site at the moment with fake scores inputted, don’t trust any data here! The real site with all your entries on will go live after the first game of the tournament on Sunday 20th November.
We have 5 players involved so we have a healthy kitty to pay out for the top 5 players. £11.25 goes to the top dog. £6.25 for the top loser. £3.75 for the best of the rest. And £1.88 for 4th and 5th places.
On the Leaderboard you’ll see an extra player called RandomControlEntry in red. These predictions were generated randomly using the macro included in the spreadsheet. So if you have fewer points than RandomControlEntry, any thought you put into your entry was an utter waste of time.
Go to Results Tracker for a more in depth look at which games scored you points.
World Cup Results
| 2022-11-20 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 2022-11-21 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | Netherlands |
| 2022-11-21 | England | 1 | 2 | Iran |
| 2022-11-21 | United States | 3 | 1 | Wales |
| 2022-11-22 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2022-11-22 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | Tunisia |
| 2022-11-22 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | Poland |
| 2022-11-22 | France | 1 | 0 | Australia |
| 2022-11-23 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | Croatia |
| 2022-11-23 | Germany | 2 | 3 | Japan |
| 2022-11-23 | Spain | 1 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 2022-11-23 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 2022-11-24 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | Cameroon |
| 2022-11-24 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | Korea Republic |
| 2022-11-24 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | Ghana |
| 2022-11-24 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | Serbia |
| 2022-11-25 | Wales | 3 | 3 | Iran |
| 2022-11-25 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | Senegal |
| 2022-11-25 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 2022-11-25 | England | 3 | 2 | United States |
| 2022-11-26 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | Australia |
| 2022-11-26 | Poland | 1 | 3 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2022-11-26 | France | 0 | 0 | Denmark |
| 2022-11-26 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | Mexico |
| 2022-11-27 | Japan | 1 | 0 | Costa Rica |
| 2022-11-27 | Belgium | 0 | 3 | Morocco |
| 2022-11-27 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | Canada |
| 2022-11-27 | Spain | 3 | 3 | Germany |
| 2022-11-28 | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | Serbia |
| 2022-11-28 | Korea Republic | 3 | 3 | Ghana |
| 2022-11-28 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 2022-11-28 | Portugal | 1 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 2022-11-29 | Ecuador | 2 | 2 | Senegal |
| 2022-11-29 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | Qatar |
| 2022-11-29 | Wales | 3 | 0 | England |
| 2022-11-29 | Iran | 0 | 0 | United States |
| 2022-11-30 | Australia | 2 | 3 | Denmark |
| 2022-11-30 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | France |
| 2022-11-30 | Poland | 2 | 1 | Argentina |
| 2022-11-30 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2022-12-01 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | Belgium |
| 2022-12-01 | Canada | 2 | 0 | Morocco |
| 2022-12-01 | Japan | 2 | 0 | Spain |
| 2022-12-01 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | Germany |
| 2022-12-02 | Ghana | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 2022-12-02 | Korea Republic | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 2022-12-02 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | Switzerland |
| 2022-12-02 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
Leaderboard
How things stand after 48 games out of 48. At the end of the game (Match Day 48 on 2nd December 2022), winners will be contacted by email for their details so they can receive their hard fought winnings.
| Player | Points | CorrectScore | CorrectResult | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RandomControlEntry | 30 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Tester1 | 28 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Tester3 | 24 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Tester5 | 23 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Tester2 | 20 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Tester4 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
When 2 players have the same points tally, correct scores are taken into account. If players are still equal, the tie break question “How many total goals (including knockout games but excluding penalty shoot outs) will England score at WorldCup 2022?” will come into play. Closest wins.
If I’ve got your number, you will already have been added to the WorldCup Predictor Whatsapp group. If you haven’t been added, please let me know and I’ll send you a joining link. It’s the best place to gloat/cry about your guesses.
England Goals (tie breaker)
Tracks the tie break question of how many goals England will score. The TrueGoals are updated after every England game.
Hypothetical WorldCups
Who do we, as a collective of Mystic Megs, predict will be the winners and losers in the group stage? This plot shows how many times each team has been predicted to win a match in the group stages.
More specifically, how many times does each player think the home nations will win in the group stage (more teams available on request)? And how many boring draws do people think we’ll suffer through?
Results Tracker
This Results Tracker has a bit more depth than the Leaderboard. It shows what points everyone has scored for each game.
Hover over each tile for more information (might not work on phones). Green = Correct Score (3 points), Yellow = Correct Result (1 point), Grey = Wrong! (nil pois).
Entry reminder
If you’ve forgotten what you entered or want to be nosy and see what your rival predicted for an upcoming game, you can find all entry data in the app below:
I’m also running a football raffle at the moment, head over to the website to enter.